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umgangssprachlich
     1. adj. (linguistics) colloquial (informal but within standard language norms)Danko Šipka: Exclusion Labels in Slavic Monolingual Dictionaries: Lexicographic Construal of Non-Standardness. In: Colloquium: New
     2. adj. (linguistics) vernacular, non-standard (non-standard usage)
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
ganze
     1. adj. form of ganz
     ganz
          1. adj. entire, whole, complete
                Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen. - He ate a whole chicken.
          2. adj. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
                Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen. - I’ve invited all my friends.
          3. adj. (colloquial) whole, intact
                Ist die Tasse noch ganz? - Is the cup still whole?
          4. adj. (in certain combinations) true; real
                uxi, ein ganzer Kerl, a true man
          5. adj. (mathematics) integer (of a number)
          6. adv. quite, rather
          7. adv. very
          8. adv. wholly, entirely, all
Reihe
     1. n-f. row
     2. n-f. rank, succession, series, sequence, range
     3. n-f. (maths) series
     4. n-f. (chess) rank
     5. v. first-person singular present of reihen
     6. v. first-person singular subjunctive of reihen
     7. v. third-person singular subjunctive of reihen
     8. v. singular imperative of reihen
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
unmittelbar
     1. adj. immediate, direct
Verwandten
     1. n. genitive singular of Verwandter
     2. n. dative singular of Verwandter
     3. n. accusative singular of Verwandter
     4. n. nominative plural of Verwandter
     5. n. genitive plural of Verwandter
     6. n. dative plural of Verwandter
     7. n. accusative plural of Verwandter
     8. n. genitive singular of Verwandte
     9. n. dative singular of Verwandte
     10. n. nominative plural of Verwandte
     11. n. genitive plural of Verwandte
     12. n. dative plural of Verwandte
     13. n. accusative plural of Verwandte
     14. adj. form of verwandt
     verwandt
          1. Participle. past participle of verwenden t=to use, to utilize
          2. adj. related (connected by blood, adoption, or marriage)
          3. adj. related (standing in relation or connection)
Gattungen
     1. n. plural of Gattung
     Gattung
          1. n-f. (biology, taxonomy) genus
          2. n-f. (loosely) species
          3. n-f. (grammar) voice, gender (of verbs)
          4. n-f. genre
der
     1. art. the
     2. art. feminine singular of der
     3. art. genitive plural of der
     4. pron. who; that; which
           Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
     5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
     6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
           Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
     7. pron. (indicative) him, he
           Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
     8. pron. (differential) the one, him
           Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
     9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Gänsevögel
(Halslänge
zwischen
     1. prep. between
           die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich - the gap between the poor and rich
     2. prep. among, amongst
Ente
     1. n-f. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
     2. n-f. (especially) mallard; the commonest duck species in the area, thought of as the duck per se
     3. n-f. (informal) Citroën 2CV
     4. n-f. (medicine) urinal (vessel for holding urine)
     5. n-f. (journalism) canard (false or misleading report)
           einer Ente aufsitzen
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Schwan
     1. n. swan
     2. n. (constellation) the constellation Cygnus
Beine
     1. n. plural of Bein
     Bein
          1. n. leg of a person, animal, or object
          2. n. (technical, archaic, except in compounds) bone
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
ganz
     1. adj. entire, whole, complete
           Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen. - He ate a whole chicken.
     2. adj. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
           Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen. - I’ve invited all my friends.
     3. adj. (colloquial) whole, intact
           Ist die Tasse noch ganz? - Is the cup still whole?
     4. adj. (in certain combinations) true; real
           uxi, ein ganzer Kerl, a true man
     5. adj. (mathematics) integer (of a number)
     6. adv. quite, rather
     7. adv. very
     8. adv. wholly, entirely, all
So
     1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
     2. adv. so, such, that
           Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
           Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
           Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
           so und so - such and such
     3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
           Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
     4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
           Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
     5. adv. then (in that case)
           Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
     6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
           Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
     7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
     8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
           So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
     9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
           Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
           Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
     10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
           Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
     11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
kurz
     1. adj. short, brief
     2. adj. concise
     3. adv. briefly, in short
wie
     1. adv. how
           Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
           Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
           Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
     2. conj. like
           Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
     3. conj. as
           Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
           Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
     4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
           Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
     5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
           Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
           Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
bei
     1. prep. (locative) by; near
           die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church
           die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station
     2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
           Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place.
           Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s.
     3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
           bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm
           das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co.
     4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
           Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him.
             → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei.
     5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
           bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train
     6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
           bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding
     7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
           bei der Arbeit - during work
           beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text
           bei Schnee - when there is snow
     8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
           bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it)
           bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it)
     9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
           Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co.
     10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
           Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things!
           Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me!
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Enten
     1. n. plural of Ente
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